[senco-forum] Quick cheap dyslexia screen+constructive advice please

Thankyou to all those who have offered suggestions for a dyslexia screen. There are a number allegedly free to download, many of these are in fact checklists rather than tests of phonic skills etc. Has anyone found anything useful among these.? 
I also find the results from LASS/COPS do not give a clear indication of the level of risk of Dyslexia, as I know other assessments do. This would be helpful to me in discussion with parents and staff. Does Lucid rapid do this?
I find the critical tone of some of the replies to my posting unhelpful. I have been around the forum for years and am experienced SENCO, but others may be put off if they feel they may get a negative response. Constructive advice is what the forum is here for so please remember when posting, we can only know a little of someone's work situation, experience and stress levels - and phrase comments accordingly.
I tried to make clear in my original posting that I was aware of the wider issues surrounding screening for dyslexia. I I called the posting "screen" rather than assessment or test for that reason. 
I also said that we had invested time and money in the detailed LASS /COPS assessment tools, which are regularly recommended on the forum. Time and money are only part of the reason why I am seeking an alternative, I also find the results from LASS/COPS do not give a clear indication of the level of risk of Dyslexia, as I know other assessments do. This would be helpful to me in discussion with parents and staff. 
I was extremely grateful to the forum for helping me through my early days as a SENCo, when , no doubt, I posted some fairly naive postings! Mostly I got constructive advice rather than being made to feel stupid or incompetent which at that stage would have finished me off, and isnt very pleasant even now!
Kate

----- Original Message ----
From: Sheridan <sheridan.sharp1 at btinternet.com>
To: Alyson Mountjoy <saylon_uk at yahoo.co.uk>; senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Sent: Thursday, 25 October, 2007 9:08:04 PM
Subject: RE: [senco-forum] Quick cheap dyslexia screen

Alyson,
I may have missed something but didn't see anything in the posting that
suggested that the cheap and quick screening was going to be the only
assessment procedure to be used to identify a child for dyslexia. 

A screening tool is just that, it's not a full assessment for dyslexia.
Screening a child is a first step action to determine whether a child should
have a more in depth assessment. Screening a child could involve a variety
of actions including just listening to the child read and analysing their
errors or by analysing errors in their written work.

Just because a screening tool is expensive doesn't mean its  reliable. A
cheap one is better than not having one at all. 
Cheers

Sheridan

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